North Vancouver Museum & Archives
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Students will explore the artistic traditions and values of the aboriginal Squamish community. While viewing a unique exhibition and using a hands-on activity kit made by local Squamish artists, students will gain an understanding of the importance of the sacred lands (Xay Temíxw).
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Borrow copies of historic pictures and use them to teach a variety of art skills and rendering techniques. Use streetscapes of Lower Lonsdale or photos of historic residential and commercial buildings to teach perspective. Portraiture and costume design may be studied by using images of some of our early citizens. The works of professional photographers provide an opportunity to discuss 20th century photography. The options are endless! Student work may later be displayed at the Community History Centre.
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North Vancouver has produced many notables over the years, and the North Vancouver Archives has played a large role in preserving the histories of these celebrated citizens. During this program, students will learn what an Archives is and will have the opportunity to work hands-on with archival materials. They will be introduced to primary research while investigating themes of achievement, immigration, transportation and natural resources. The lives of leading community figures including Walter Draycott, Harry Jerome, Charles Cates, Phyllis Munday and the Fromme family will be investigated.
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Winter has always been a festive time in North Vancouver. Families from around the world and shopkeepers and sailors enjoyed the holiday season. Through special activities, students will learn of the everyday lives of our early settlers and of the special events that they enjoyed in the winter months.
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This program encourages students to explore an essential area of history...their own! A North Vancouver Museum & Archives historian will bring artifacts and photographs into your classroom and help students examine their connections to local family histories. Students will then be invited to participate in a giant treasure hunt - in thier own homes! Working with family members, they will select a family treasure and research its story. Mini "museum exhibits" will showcase what they have learned.
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As History Detectives in training, students will use critical thinking to decipher clues to North Vancouver's past. While examining old photographs, and analyzing historical artifacts and documents, student will be challenged to investigate such topics as our shipbuilding and logging industries, as well as stories of North Shore Communities. This program compliments classroom curricula and also makes an excellent introduction for classes wishing to participate in the Sea to Sky Heritage Fair program.
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Participate in a national program and highlight your students' history projects! Using your current classroom curricula, encourage your students to explore local and Canadian history. The subjects are endless - native studies, historic events, sports heroes and local industry are just some that come to mind! Feature their projects on a parent-teacher night or hold a classroom open house for other classes to attend. Then, select a few project for the 10th Annual Sea to Sky Regional Heritage Fair to be held on May 7th, 2011. The Heritage Fair program is a wonderful way to encourage all students to explore Canadian heritage in a dynamic and hands-on learning environment. To learn more about this unique opportunity check our website: www.northvanmuseum.ca.
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What was it like to live and work in North Vancouver at the turn of the 20th century? Students will discover the stories of North Vancouver’s early days while investigating the early logging industry, community services and home life. During this lively program they will try their hand at cross-cut sawing, examine historical artifacts, and even help wring out the laundry!
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In its earliest days, North Vancouver focused on two important resources: trees and water. Our forests echoed with the shout of “TIMBER!" Soon after, shipbuilding began and Burrard Inlet bustled with activity. Trains, ferries, cargo ships and streetcars all combined to put North Vancouver on the map and to take its place in the nation's story. In this unique program, students will walk the historic Burrard Dry Dock Pier and witness the Port of Vancouver in action while hearing stories of its past. Students' investigative skills will be tested when exploring an historic railway station and its earliest surviving documents. This unique 90 program incorporates an introductory slide show and a walking tour in the Lower Lonsdale area.
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Common to many secondary level courses is the development of research skills. Students will learn how to access information, assess the reliability of sources and interpret information. The Archives in North Vancouver’s Community History Centre provide endless opportunities to develop and exercise such skills. In this teacher-led program, students will have the opportunity to view original documents while investigating a local story. (Alternatively, students may wish to conduct a research project on their own.) For further information, please contact our Reference Historian, Daien Ide, at dide@dnv.org or 604.990.3700, ext. 8012.
